• Launch Window puts the power of Allegro within a single mouse-click
• Setup Wizard and pre-designed templates help quickly create new music
• QuickStart Videos show you how—on your computer screen

Entering Notes

• Enter notes with your mouse, computer keyboard, and/or MIDI keyboard (including sustain pedal), in step- or real-time
• Add articulations, expressions, clefs, key and time signatures all without changing tools
• Capture a single-line melody using Allegro’s exclusive MicNotator®
• Scan sheet music with SmartScore® Lite (included) and import (or export) MIDI files

• Universal - Allegro runs natively (and quickly) on both Intel-and PowerPC-based Macs as well as Windows computers

Composing and Arranging

• Automatically add two- and three-voice auto-harmonization from Band-in-a-Box
• Automatically add Drum Grooves (and easily expand your choices of styles)

Teaching Music

• Exercise Wizard instantly creates warm-ups for the whole band, orchestra or choir
•  Setup Wizard includes diverse options, including Orff instruments and marching percussion
• Create quizzes and tests that students can open, edit, print, and play with the free, downloadable Finale NotePad^®

• Play back with SmartMusic sounds (included, complete with Row-Loff™ marching percussion sounds) or via external MIDI devices
• Human Playback™ adds expression, phrasing, swing and dynamics—automatically
• Powerful mixer offers control of volume, panning, patch and reverb as well as the choice of mute, solo, or record

Editing Your Music

• MIDI tool allows you to edit your MIDI data
• Transpose, edit page layout, add chord symbols, guitar fretboards, guitar tablature, lyrics, slash or rhythmic notation

Sharing Your Music

• Print your score or parts: Finale technology insures world-class output plus the ability to view, edit and play via NotePad (a free download) or any other current Finale notation software
• Save as audio file (including MP3) to create CDs
• Export TIFF and PICT graphics files
• Save as MIDI file